Current sectionIsrael NewsA group of Palestinian families has been pleading with the U.S. government for years to reconsider the location, claiming that the land on which the embassy is planned belongs to them, and have submitted documents supporting their claimShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe06:55 PM • July 01 2026 IDTIsrael and the United States signed an agreement on Wednesday to build a permanent U.S. Embassy compound in Jerusalem, advancing plans for a new diplomatic complex on a site where Palestinian families say the land was unlawfully expropriated from them decades ago.CommentsIn the NewsIsrael, U.S. Move Forward With Jerusalem Embassy on Land Claimed by PalestiniansNew Graphic October 7 Episodes Shock 'Fauda' ViewersIsraeli Police Officer Beat Palestinian Unprovoked, Lied About It, Footage ShowsPolice: Man Fatally Shot After Trying to Stab Officer, Motive UnclearThis Language School Wants Israelis to Do More Than Order Hummus in ArabicRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsA Collapsing Society: Israel Suffers National Mental Crisis Due to the WarFlagGate: How Israel Set Off a Storm by Hosting a Separatist Genocide DenierWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village